L48. [Day 48] 室 - room
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[Day 48] 室 - room
The kanji 室 means 'room' or 'chamber' and appears in words for indoor spaces and specific rooms (classrooms, meeting rooms, exam rooms, etc.). It combines the roof radical 宀 (indicating a building or covered space) with 至 used as a phonetic element in many compounds. Readings: On'yomi and Kun'yomi are used mostly in compounds; 室 is common in formal nouns and technical terms. Mnemonic tip: think of a 'roof (宀) over a marked place' — a named room.
Readings
On'yomi: **シツ (室)** (shitsu) Kun'yomi: **むろ (室)** (muro)
Related words
- 教室（きょうしつ / kyōshitsu） — classroom. - 学校の**教室**で日本語の授業を受けます。(Gakkō no **kyōshitsu** de nihongo no jugyō o ukemasu.) (I take Japanese lessons in the classroom at school.)
- 会議室（かいぎしつ / kaigishitsu） — meeting room. - 明日のプレゼンは大きな**会議室**で行います。(Ashita no purezen wa ōkina **kaigishitsu** de okonaimasu.) (Tomorrow's presentation will be held in the large meeting room.)
- 診察室（しんさつしつ / shinsatsushitsu） — examination room (doctor's office). - 先生が**診察室**で患者さんを診ています。(Sensei ga **shinsatsushitsu** de kanja-san o miteimasu.) (The doctor is examining a patient in the examination room.)
- 室内（しつない / shitsunai） — indoors; inside a room. - 冬はできるだけ**室内**で運動した方が安全です。(Fuyu wa dekirudake **shitsunai** de undō shita hō ga anzen desu.) (In winter it's safer to exercise indoors when possible.)
- 室温（しつおん / shitsuon） — room temperature. - 室温が高いので、窓を少し開けてください。(**Shitsuon** ga takai node, mado o sukoshi akete kudasai.) (The room temperature is high, so please open the window a little.)